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they can read the polls. romney's favorablety gap among female voters is 22 points according to one survey. let me say again, 230i7b9s. joining us now is krystal ball, lilliana gill and james peterson, professor at lehigh university and blogger for "huffington post." krystal, we've just heard that mitt romney some 48 hours has had the courage to ask todd akin to drop his pursuit of that senate seat in missouri, but how do republicans generally persuade women to vote given the recent history of republican performance in religiation to women? >> their strategy has been to change the subject. because if you talk about the substance of their positions and how far on the extreme they've gotten, it's a major issue for women votes and we've seen this happen time and time again. we saw it happen with the birth control debate. as you referenced, trans vaginal probes, redefining rape, personhood bills and these are highly extreme and wildly unpopular provisions throughout the electorate. personhood is one in particular
they can read the polls. romney's favorablety gap among female voters is 22 points according to one survey. let me say again, 230i7b9s. joining us now is krystal ball, lilliana gill and james peterson, professor at lehigh university and blogger for "huffington post." krystal, we've just heard that mitt romney some 48 hours has had the courage to ask todd akin to drop his pursuit of that senate seat in missouri, but how do republicans generally persuade women to vote given the recent...
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campaign and the wrong way for the romney campaign. interestingly, you've got a clip up now of governor romney in florida. i wonder how many people behind him are of that 47%. i wonder how many don't actually pay taxes and they're actually listening to the man they're going to vote for. that scares the hell out of me about this country. >> dr. peterson, here is one key to romney's problems. reuters found that two-thirds of people who saw the romney fund-raiser tape identified with the people he was talking about, not the people at the dinner. so how do you overcome that level of alienation? >> well, you can't overcome that level of alienation -- >> he tried last night. he said he's for the 100% now. he was originally in the 1%, then he said he derided the 47%, now he's for the 100%. he's got there in the end. >> he got there finally in the end but there have been so many gaffes and lies and miscues and missteps in this campaign, even the people who reluctantly wanted to support this guy in the beginning are finding it hard to do so at
campaign and the wrong way for the romney campaign. interestingly, you've got a clip up now of governor romney in florida. i wonder how many people behind him are of that 47%. i wonder how many don't actually pay taxes and they're actually listening to the man they're going to vote for. that scares the hell out of me about this country. >> dr. peterson, here is one key to romney's problems. reuters found that two-thirds of people who saw the romney fund-raiser tape identified with the...
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a new quinnipiac "new york times" poll, not much rosier for mr. romney. president obama retains a six-point advantage in ohio. the president leading by three points in florida, two points in wisconsin, mr. ryan's home state. note that the polling was largely taken before todd akin put republicans extreme anti-choice agenda back in the spotlight which both parties agree could change the dynamic of the race particularly among women. a new poll by planned parenthood showing half of american women have doubts about a romney presidency. 44% say he's out of step with women's issues. that echoing our own nbc wall street poll showing romney at a 28-point deficit to the president on women's issues. now, romney knows he's got issues with those issues. so one tactic he's used in an attempt to move the needle is to contrast president obama with bill clinton. allegeding that mr. obama has abandoned the former president's focus on moderate politics and middle class voters. mr. clinton thought he might have a word about that in a new ad for the obama campaign. >> this i
a new quinnipiac "new york times" poll, not much rosier for mr. romney. president obama retains a six-point advantage in ohio. the president leading by three points in florida, two points in wisconsin, mr. ryan's home state. note that the polling was largely taken before todd akin put republicans extreme anti-choice agenda back in the spotlight which both parties agree could change the dynamic of the race particularly among women. a new poll by planned parenthood showing half of...
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so the polls have shown things tightening up between president obama and governor romney so this conversation about the wind energy tax credits -- this is a very popular issue -- and when you combine that with the fact the unemployment numbers are a little bit better within iowa than the national average, some of the things with regard to medicare and the appeal there with seniors, is the white house confident that they can win iowa again? >> reporter: well, look, you mentioned the polls, karen, and good afternoon to you. if you look at our latest poll, it actually shows that this race is in a dead heat so neither campaign is taking iowa for granted. that is for sure. it is true that the president's energy policy i popular here. it's true that the unemployment rate is far below the national average. when you talk to the folks who live here, when you read the newspapers, it really tells a slightly different tale. some folks here say they aren't satisfied the president has done enough to get the economy back on track. so that is going to be one of the key messages that the president will be tal
so the polls have shown things tightening up between president obama and governor romney so this conversation about the wind energy tax credits -- this is a very popular issue -- and when you combine that with the fact the unemployment numbers are a little bit better within iowa than the national average, some of the things with regard to medicare and the appeal there with seniors, is the white house confident that they can win iowa again? >> reporter: well, look, you mentioned the polls,...
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he leads romney by about 61% to 27%. but mitt romney trying to chip away at that lead, which could make a difference in some of these key batd battleground states. >> thank you. we'll be right back. ♪music plays throughout summer in new york state has something different for everyone to love. discover what you love. visit ilovenewyork.com to plan your summer trip now. [ chuckles ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ male announcer ] now you'll know when to stop. [ honk! ] the all-new nissan altima with easy fill tire alert. [ honk! ] it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ i'm making my money do more. ♪ i'm consolidating my assets. i'm not paying hidden fees or high commissions. i'm making the most of my money. and seven-dollar trades are just the start. i'm with scottrade. i'm with scottrade. i'm with scottrade. and i'm loving every minute of it. [ rodger riney ] at scottrade, we give you commission-free etfs, no-fee iras and more. come see why more investors are saying
he leads romney by about 61% to 27%. but mitt romney trying to chip away at that lead, which could make a difference in some of these key batd battleground states. >> thank you. we'll be right back. ♪music plays throughout summer in new york state has something different for everyone to love. discover what you love. visit ilovenewyork.com to plan your summer trip now. [ chuckles ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ male announcer ] now you'll know when to stop. [ honk! ]...
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o dealing with new poll numbers that show romney made little traction with voters despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent on his behalf. joining us now is msnbc political analyst richard wolffe and nbc news deputy political director montenero. can you give us a broad view of what these numbers mean as far as romney is concerned and the president? >> we know head-to-head it is president obama up 48-44. we can see there is a clear advantage for president obama heading into the convention. this is just a couple of ticks up from -- in tightening from where it was last month where obama was up six points, a few -- little bit of change with the party i.d. in there. so some will talk about that. but, you know, romney still has a lot of work to do on likability. and issues like that that, you know, really set the stage for what we are seeing. >> he's not doing too well with african-americans, 94-0. latinos, 2-1. 52-41 voters under 35. 51-41. it has not been a magnificent few months. >> well, look, i mean the fact of the matter is our pollsters tell us that romney is -- has about 13 is p
o dealing with new poll numbers that show romney made little traction with voters despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent on his behalf. joining us now is msnbc political analyst richard wolffe and nbc news deputy political director montenero. can you give us a broad view of what these numbers mean as far as romney is concerned and the president? >> we know head-to-head it is president obama up 48-44. we can see there is a clear advantage for president obama heading into the...
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♪ everything's coming up romney ♪ the latest polls have romney neck and neck with obama. folks, this race is as tight as mitt's smile when he meets a poor person. oh no, not a migraine now. try this... bayer? this isn't just a headache. trust me, this is new bayer migraine. [ male announcer ] it's the power of aspirin plus more in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. new bayer migraine formula. >>> it's the thursday ahead of the vp debate, and it's time to play of what is the romney/ryan position on abortion? it would be hilarious if there wasn't so much at stake. a day after mitt romney told the des moines register that he would not pursue any abortion-related legislation as president, he told reporters in ohio that he would, in fact, take direct aim at women's health care choices and access. >> i think i said time and again i'm a pro-life candidate, i'll be a pro-life president. the actions i'll take immediately are to remove funding for planned parenthood. >> for the president, it was a chance to cast doubt on his rival's new halloween mask of mains
♪ everything's coming up romney ♪ the latest polls have romney neck and neck with obama. folks, this race is as tight as mitt's smile when he meets a poor person. oh no, not a migraine now. try this... bayer? this isn't just a headache. trust me, this is new bayer migraine. [ male announcer ] it's the power of aspirin plus more in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. new bayer migraine formula. >>> it's the thursday ahead of the vp debate, and it's time to play...
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the new polls taken after romney's blundered response to u.s. attacks in north africa and during the release of that 47% video showed the toll the last week has taken on his candidacy. and if he was hoping for a little consolation from some conservative friends, well, i hope he didn't read peggy noonan today. quote, the romney campaign has to get turned around. this week i called it incompetent, but only because i was being polite. i really meant rolling calamity. >> stop it. >> i'm sorry. >> this is hard. you want to try it. >> i'm hearing that ann romney has something to say. mrs. romney, what was that? >> stop it. this is hard. you want to try it? get in the ring. this is hard, and, you know, it's an important thing that we're doing right now, and it's around important election, and it is time for all americans to realize how significant this election is and how lucky we are to have someone with mitt's qualifications and experience and know-how. >> with all due respect, mrs. romney, i'm afraid lucky is not a word anyone has used to describe y
the new polls taken after romney's blundered response to u.s. attacks in north africa and during the release of that 47% video showed the toll the last week has taken on his candidacy. and if he was hoping for a little consolation from some conservative friends, well, i hope he didn't read peggy noonan today. quote, the romney campaign has to get turned around. this week i called it incompetent, but only because i was being polite. i really meant rolling calamity. >> stop it. >> i'm...
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and it was a pretty tough summer for governor romney, i mean, look at the polls. so the democrats have finally figured out -- the rose-colored glasses are gone, and they realize that we're at almost 69 days out and, guess what, the race is neck and neck. both sides should be scared like crazy and both sides should be a little bit confident. i can tell you, i spoke with the obama campaign on sunday, at length, and i said, look, i'm of the opinion that i think this all boils down to ohio, virginia, and florida, and they said, yes, that's exactly right. but they said, guess what. if we win every state that john kerry won in 2004 and win nevada and win iowa, we win, and we don't have to win those three states. that is an astonishing pathway to victory, if you will. there are just as many -- not as many. there are similar scenarios for mitt romney. this is going to boil down to, though, in my opinion, to the swing states, to midwestern states. and that's where all the ad money's going. >> indeed. >> jimmy williams, michael grunwald, domenico martnaro. and coming up, ch
and it was a pretty tough summer for governor romney, i mean, look at the polls. so the democrats have finally figured out -- the rose-colored glasses are gone, and they realize that we're at almost 69 days out and, guess what, the race is neck and neck. both sides should be scared like crazy and both sides should be a little bit confident. i can tell you, i spoke with the obama campaign on sunday, at length, and i said, look, i'm of the opinion that i think this all boils down to ohio,...
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if you look at the polls according to the latest reuters poll, one-third of respoents say they have a more negative view of romney in the wake of some of these negative attacks. >> kristen welker thank you so much with the president. thank you for watching. chris matthews picks things up right now. >> bugle boy. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with general mitt romney. i use that term sarcastically because general in this case is an armchair general. the gentleman who spoke to the veterans of foreign wars could be no more foreign with foreign wars, no match in his resume, only his plans. how many countries does he want it fight in the next four years. does he want to outdo bush one with one war or bush two with two. there he was reading a speech by the same neo-kinds that took us into iraq and always seem to have the next war on his agenda. does this guy have any idea the words of war have meaning and dead and wounded, no meaning stupidity and deceit through bush and cheney, backed up by chaens in this election speak of leagues,
if you look at the polls according to the latest reuters poll, one-third of respoents say they have a more negative view of romney in the wake of some of these negative attacks. >> kristen welker thank you so much with the president. thank you for watching. chris matthews picks things up right now. >> bugle boy. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with general mitt romney. i use that term sarcastically because...
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. >> now, if there's one area of romney's resume that could use a little polish, some would say foreign poll sichlt starting tonight he'll get a chance to do that when he flies to london for a seven-day tour, israel, poland. we're joined live by the co-author of the book "bending history." michael, thanks for stopping by. >> my pleasure. >> we heard mitt romney talking a lot about iran in the speech. let's take a listen to some of that right now. >> the same a tore not going to talked out. what's needed is firmness, moral courage, sanctions must be enforced without exception. >> governor rom is talking about sanctions. sanctions have been working many would say with iran. hence, they are thinking of increasing the severity of them. is this the critique he offered before a group of veterans a fair one? >> well, it's an ongoing issue, so there's going to be important decisions in the future about when and if to use american military force or support israel in its potential use of military force. i think overall as you suggest, governor romney is probably going to fall back primarily on th
. >> now, if there's one area of romney's resume that could use a little polish, some would say foreign poll sichlt starting tonight he'll get a chance to do that when he flies to london for a seven-day tour, israel, poland. we're joined live by the co-author of the book "bending history." michael, thanks for stopping by. >> my pleasure. >> we heard mitt romney talking a lot about iran in the speech. let's take a listen to some of that right now. >> the same a...
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a recent poll finds that in florida, 48% of likely voters think romney's experience -- and in pennsylvania, it's even worse. 51% saying on profits over jobs. tad devine is a democratic strategist. thanks for joining us. so, there are a lot of similarities between 1994 and today and this issue of bain and sort of not really having a narrative ant how to talk about bain. you would have thought in the last 20 years, they would have come up with a better answer. >> you would have. someone told me 18 years ago that i'd be sitting and talking about it, i don't think i would have believed it. but the truth is that mitt, those ads were effective in the senate race in '94 and i think the attacks were effective for a simple reason. mitt romney has made his record for job creation and when you subject that record for scrutiny, it simply doesn't stand up. whi >> in the context of this race, it feels like that's part of the reason they don't want to talk about the record. the more you look, the more sketchy it appears. >> i think they understand the claims they've made about job creation. in 1994, the
a recent poll finds that in florida, 48% of likely voters think romney's experience -- and in pennsylvania, it's even worse. 51% saying on profits over jobs. tad devine is a democratic strategist. thanks for joining us. so, there are a lot of similarities between 1994 and today and this issue of bain and sort of not really having a narrative ant how to talk about bain. you would have thought in the last 20 years, they would have come up with a better answer. >> you would have. someone...
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are skewed against mitt romney. >> i don't agree with that. i think politics is about addition not subtraction. we did a very bad job with outreach with people of color, we alienated college educated women, the gay vote and the hispanic vote. if the republicans are serious about growing as a party and about moving forward not only for 2014 but the presidential election, we need to grow and expand our base and we didn't do it this time. >> when the election was in process, why were you not standing up and condemning publicly some of the things that were repeatedly being said that were mildly racist, deliberately sexist, often divisive of people. why didn't you stand up and -- >> quite to the contrary. i have been very, very difficulty ebt db. >> you have been on the show regularly -- >> i have been on other networks and shows. >> we're not interested in those. >> of course not. >> sorry. >> but i've been very consistent about saying the republicans have done a terrible job about african-american outreach. it's just disgraceful. haven't done it.
are skewed against mitt romney. >> i don't agree with that. i think politics is about addition not subtraction. we did a very bad job with outreach with people of color, we alienated college educated women, the gay vote and the hispanic vote. if the republicans are serious about growing as a party and about moving forward not only for 2014 but the presidential election, we need to grow and expand our base and we didn't do it this time. >> when the election was in process, why were...
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first those democrats rigged the polls to make it look like romney is faltering in the swing states, now they're falsifying the unemployment nments to make it look like the economy is recovering. whatever next? an election where the republican vote is suppressed by voter i.d. laws and the president wins a second term? let's ask msnbc policy analyst ezra klein of the "washington post." good afternoon, ezra. i'm glad you're here. it needs a man of your intellect to unravel this complex and comprehensive conspiracy. here is the one question we keep hearing today. take a listen to this, ezra. >> how do you drop a third in the overall number and only add about 100,000 jobs? >> how did we get a drop of one-third in the unemployment rate? >> well, we didn't get a drop of one-third. the unemployment rate went down 0.3 of 1%. that's how much we're talking about here. a lot of this is because we have this weird psychological fixation on this line at 8% and it went under that, but we've had a 0.2 drop earlier, we had a 0.4 of a percentage drop a year ago. this is not some incredibly weird aberr
first those democrats rigged the polls to make it look like romney is faltering in the swing states, now they're falsifying the unemployment nments to make it look like the economy is recovering. whatever next? an election where the republican vote is suppressed by voter i.d. laws and the president wins a second term? let's ask msnbc policy analyst ezra klein of the "washington post." good afternoon, ezra. i'm glad you're here. it needs a man of your intellect to unravel this complex...
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cracked 50% in gallup's dailily tracking poll, leading romney by six points nationwide. poll this is week have shown mitt romney trailing in just about every battleground state in this campaign. but nowhere is he in deeper trble than in the deps o oh yes, in case you were wondering why poor mitt was dragged out onto the tarmac in his windbreaker after an exhausting day in new york, in case you're wondering why he's busting from ervie ted heights to toledo, that's because romney's path to the white house is facing one giant obstacle. here's a hint. it's round on the sides and high in the middle. case in point, the latest new york times/abnews poll ging est a n-t ino. the fourth poll to give the incumbent a wide advantage in the state. and enough for abc news to move the state's crucial 18 electoral votes out of battleground staters toean obama. and as we now ow del's in the details with romney failing to make the sale on almost any issue, including the economy where he's at a six-point deficit to the president. six points on the economy? tt rney kha. trouble. and in a bra
cracked 50% in gallup's dailily tracking poll, leading romney by six points nationwide. poll this is week have shown mitt romney trailing in just about every battleground state in this campaign. but nowhere is he in deeper trble than in the deps o oh yes, in case you were wondering why poor mitt was dragged out onto the tarmac in his windbreaker after an exhausting day in new york, in case you're wondering why he's busting from ervie ted heights to toledo, that's because romney's path to the...
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romney's recent trouncing at the polls wasn't enough evidence, a new survey shows a majority of americans support a balanced approach. two-thirds say that any agreement should include a mix of spending cuts and tax increases with just under one in three saying a deal should only include spending cuts. of course, only 28% say that those in washington will act like responsible adults in this matter with 67% saying they'll behave like spoiled children. can't imagine where they'd get that idea and, unfortunately, for certain gop standard bearers, they will be the target of americans' anger if no deal is reached. with 45% blaming republicans in congress and only 34% blaming the president. by the way, remember that losing presidential candidate we mentioned a moment ago, we got a little glimpse of old mitt this holiday with a facebook photo and brief message. hope everyone had a great thanksgiving. much to be thankful for this year. indeed. he must be very grateful he doesn't have to try and sell his tax plan to a dubious nation. let's get right to our panel now. with us from washington is msnb
romney's recent trouncing at the polls wasn't enough evidence, a new survey shows a majority of americans support a balanced approach. two-thirds say that any agreement should include a mix of spending cuts and tax increases with just under one in three saying a deal should only include spending cuts. of course, only 28% say that those in washington will act like responsible adults in this matter with 67% saying they'll behave like spoiled children. can't imagine where they'd get that idea and,...
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. >> indeed, jonathan you remember that gallup poll last week which had romney up seven points among likely voters? >> right. >> if you look at it today you'll see mr. romney's lead cut in about half. he's only up by three points, and what do you make of the new "time" magazine poll showing the president ahead in ohio by five points? >> martin, quite frankly i am polled out. >> oh! >> reporter: there are so many polls. he's up. he's down. that one's up, that one's down. who do you believe? they're oversampling this one, undersampling that one. i mean, the fact that the president has sliced in half mitt romney's lead in the gallup poll have people behind me feeling good in terms of that one poll but when you talk to the people here and you talk to people out in the field, they know that, and have always known that this is going to be a close race, and that they can't let one poll or a series of polls distract them from what they really need to do, and that is to get people out to vote either early or get them to vote on election day. >> okay, i want to put something to both of you tha
. >> indeed, jonathan you remember that gallup poll last week which had romney up seven points among likely voters? >> right. >> if you look at it today you'll see mr. romney's lead cut in about half. he's only up by three points, and what do you make of the new "time" magazine poll showing the president ahead in ohio by five points? >> martin, quite frankly i am polled out. >> oh! >> reporter: there are so many polls. he's up. he's down. that one's...
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of the most important polls of this cycle. >> and maybe devastating for romney. absolutely. joy, we've got word this afternoon that romney is going to stop in cleveland and pittsburgh working until the polls close. i mean, pennsylvania? really? >> yeah. >> you tell me. >> i know. this is the great white whale of the cycle. darn it if they just get a few more folks in person pennsylvania they're going to do it. the problem is that philadelphia exists. that's the problem. is there are so many urban voters and younger voters which have come in whether it's in the college towns and in the philadelphia suburbs that pennsylvania is a state that's going for barack obama. i'm fairly confident in assuring the romney folks of that. i think also what the romney people are doing, it's a head fake. they want to convince the media that this idea of momentum that started like three weeks ago is still true. that he still has movement and he has so much momentum, he's going to states that are obama states and take those too. >> isn't that also true, richard, with the advertising
of the most important polls of this cycle. >> and maybe devastating for romney. absolutely. joy, we've got word this afternoon that romney is going to stop in cleveland and pittsburgh working until the polls close. i mean, pennsylvania? really? >> yeah. >> you tell me. >> i know. this is the great white whale of the cycle. darn it if they just get a few more folks in person pennsylvania they're going to do it. the problem is that philadelphia exists. that's the problem....
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since then romney has dropped in the polls. if you look at the clear politics average of polls, romney has gone from about leading boo i a point and now barack obama last i looked earlier today was up by 0.3, 0.4. usually what happens to momentum is a number of things happen that take the race away from where it fundamentally is. a very close race becomes a three or four-point lead for obama or two or three-point lead for romney. before the media registers this is of a real thing, we begin calling it momentum. whatever run of good luck or unusual news or a very bad debate was happening and distorting the fundamental nature of the race has ended and the race pulls back to where it was originally which is a very close election with a persistent lead for president obama in swing states. that's exactly what you're seeing here. so my advice to partisans is when people begin calling momentum on their candidate, be prepared for things to be about to turn around in the polls. >> lastly, if i can, ezra, on a different topic, your hero a
since then romney has dropped in the polls. if you look at the clear politics average of polls, romney has gone from about leading boo i a point and now barack obama last i looked earlier today was up by 0.3, 0.4. usually what happens to momentum is a number of things happen that take the race away from where it fundamentally is. a very close race becomes a three or four-point lead for obama or two or three-point lead for romney. before the media registers this is of a real thing, we begin...
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. >> look, new poll suggests 32% of conservatives feel enthusiastic about romney. if s that number going to cut it? >> well, you know what, i think that there are -- most people vote in these general elections. enthusiasm i think is overrated as an important factor. the ability to actually bring people to the polls, so-called get out the vote operation, that's tremendously important. but just -- enthusiasm that comes up in polling, look, 130 million americans voted in 2008. something close to that will vote this time. people don't vote in -- midterm elections very often. they come out in general elections. >> you think obama has the same problem on the flip side? people have been talking about the lack of enthusiasm among african-american voters. this time aroundver slaus time. do you think his own particular issue there will be with enthusiasm, that enthusiasm gotten -- show up? >> i don't think so. i think the enthusiasm is still there. i mean, vis-a-vis mitt romney. it is still there. i think we have to look at is the enthusiasm for mitt romney -- i will get los
. >> look, new poll suggests 32% of conservatives feel enthusiastic about romney. if s that number going to cut it? >> well, you know what, i think that there are -- most people vote in these general elections. enthusiasm i think is overrated as an important factor. the ability to actually bring people to the polls, so-called get out the vote operation, that's tremendously important. but just -- enthusiasm that comes up in polling, look, 130 million americans voted in 2008....
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the new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll finds mitt romney is the most unpopular gop candidate in modern times. his negatives still outweigh the positives. toure, can he change these numbers with about three months to go? >> no, i don't think he can change those numbers. and i don't think that's his strategy to try to change the numbers, because he wants it to be just a referendum election. don't vote for that guy. he is not doing well in the economy. obama is trying to make it ultimately a three-person race with george bush being the third person in the race, and saying it's a choice between me and mitt romney. and remember, george bush put me into these problems that you don't like. so don't blame me for the problems. some people are hearing that argument. ultimately, it's going to be a very small group of people, mostly in ohio, some in florida, some other states we know about, colorado, virginia, who are going to make this decision. because we are a polarized 47-47 electorate. a few people are going to make the decision. and if they don't like mitt romney personally, i see a v
the new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll finds mitt romney is the most unpopular gop candidate in modern times. his negatives still outweigh the positives. toure, can he change these numbers with about three months to go? >> no, i don't think he can change those numbers. and i don't think that's his strategy to try to change the numbers, because he wants it to be just a referendum election. don't vote for that guy. he is not doing well in the economy. obama is trying to make...
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quinnipiac poll out today shows the president up 4 points on mitt romney. >> romney romney wins, beats barack obama in two of the three. >> a new gallup daily poll shows him holding a slim edge over the president. >> both get 46% support. >> despite the see-sawing polls, it is the favorable issue. a brand new "wall street journal" poll showing romney at a 15 point favorability deficit. of the candidates and their wives, he is the only one underwater with higher negatives than positives. and one need look no further than mitt romney's recent roundtable picnic and the outrage being labeled cookie gate to see why. >> i'm not sure about these cookies. they don't look like you made them. did you make them? no, no. they came from the loco over. >> bakery. >> the 7-eleven bakery or wherever. >> it is the first thing he sits down at the table. he would rather die of starvation than eat these horrible insults to gastronomy. never mine they come from beloved landmark bakery, now running a cookiegate special. buy a dozen, get a half dozen free. we know this isn't with cookies, but the problem is
quinnipiac poll out today shows the president up 4 points on mitt romney. >> romney romney wins, beats barack obama in two of the three. >> a new gallup daily poll shows him holding a slim edge over the president. >> both get 46% support. >> despite the see-sawing polls, it is the favorable issue. a brand new "wall street journal" poll showing romney at a 15 point favorability deficit. of the candidates and their wives, he is the only one underwater with higher...
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it changes from week to week with mitt romney. the question is, where is the consistent center and the core of your values? where is your vision that regardless of taking a poll to see what tests well, you articulate to the american people what you feel is the right thing to do. every week it's changing. if the rich are in that week, he's going to stand with donald trump to receive his endorsement. this is quite interesting and quite intriguing and ultimately perhaps quite devastating and contradictory. >> pro if fesser michael eric dyson. don't you ever chastise yourself for mixing metaphors. we appreciate them and welcome you every time you're on the broadcast. >> as always, great to be here. >> next the president put to the test once again. stay with us. nyquil: you know i relieve coughs, sneezing, fevers? tylenol: me, too. and nasal congestion. nyquil:what? tissue box (whispering): he said nasal congestion... nyquil: i heard him. anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion... nyquil cold & flu does
it changes from week to week with mitt romney. the question is, where is the consistent center and the core of your values? where is your vision that regardless of taking a poll to see what tests well, you articulate to the american people what you feel is the right thing to do. every week it's changing. if the rich are in that week, he's going to stand with donald trump to receive his endorsement. this is quite interesting and quite intriguing and ultimately perhaps quite devastating and...
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every non-romney candidate have him down in the polls. it dupts look so good. voters get confused twheen and romney. the interesting thing is that romney did what he had to do in the year, in the months and years up to iowa this year to sort of win over the right. i really bet that he and the rest of his crew thought it would be over quickly. as people were paying attention, particularly independents and nondie hard republicans, then there's a subtle way, but this is getting drawn out because of super pacs and because he couldn't pull it off. again and again it's dragging on, this back and forth flip-flop. the longer this goes on, the harder he'sgoing to have making that sale that he's really not as extreme to those independent to the middle of the road voters. >> we have some shocking numbers from a university of cincinnati poll. santorum carrying women voters by almost 20 points. i have to repeat that, 20 points. can you explain that? why would women rush to support rick santorum given what he said in the last two weeks? >> i lived in ohio for a little while
every non-romney candidate have him down in the polls. it dupts look so good. voters get confused twheen and romney. the interesting thing is that romney did what he had to do in the year, in the months and years up to iowa this year to sort of win over the right. i really bet that he and the rest of his crew thought it would be over quickly. as people were paying attention, particularly independents and nondie hard republicans, then there's a subtle way, but this is getting drawn out because...
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the numbers in the new nbc poll are simply awful for romney. can you do anything in five weeks to negate their impact? >> you know, they have broken through -- >> oh, thank you. >> they've broken through. you know, this was a point in 2008 when something similar happened with john mccain. he couldn't recall in an interview how many houses or properties he owned. that became a sort of explaining narrative for all sorts of reasons why, and this may sound familiar, why he seemed out of touch. this 47% video resonated to a greater degree than john mccain not remembering how many homes he owned. so, if you have failed at this point to explain who you are, if you have another version of that story out there, you cannot undo it in one debate. you can try and engage with people directly to camera, but mitt romney is also going to want to land some punches. that's going to take time away from his job, number one, which should be telling people, for once, who he really is. >> i think that may be intentional. john, this is how romney's running mate paul r
the numbers in the new nbc poll are simply awful for romney. can you do anything in five weeks to negate their impact? >> you know, they have broken through -- >> oh, thank you. >> they've broken through. you know, this was a point in 2008 when something similar happened with john mccain. he couldn't recall in an interview how many houses or properties he owned. that became a sort of explaining narrative for all sorts of reasons why, and this may sound familiar, why he seemed...
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joy, our current daily tracking polls have mitt romney not believing in polls now. that could change several times. what do you think mitt believes about swing states, and bear in mind that by the end of this segment his position on polls could have changed. >> exactly. you know what? i think the best story of the week really besides the sam jackson making an awesome ad about voting is this unskewed polls. have you heard about this, this website where became people on the right have been allowed to leave the planet -- >> like the bubble. >> they have entered the bubble and sealed it. if you reweight the polls where there are many more republicans than democrats and you live on a different planet, mitt romney is winning, he's way ahead, he has no gas. it's beautiful. it's a wonderful reality. i think mitt has decided to enter into that unreality because it's much happier there. >> dr. peterson, you don't really need to read the polls to know what's happening, do you? because rick santorum and virginia governor bob mcdonald are going to iowa, and chris christie and sc
joy, our current daily tracking polls have mitt romney not believing in polls now. that could change several times. what do you think mitt believes about swing states, and bear in mind that by the end of this segment his position on polls could have changed. >> exactly. you know what? i think the best story of the week really besides the sam jackson making an awesome ad about voting is this unskewed polls. have you heard about this, this website where became people on the right have been...
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hard to imagine romney himself believed these internal polls. >> apparently so. again, they had so deluded themselves about the reality of who this country is and what this country is about, again, it goes to they kept telling us we were just imagining the war on women and yet we were still talking about vaginal probes and legitimate rape. they truly convinced themselves, either that or it's abject malpractice on the part of their pollsters, they convinced themselves that those numbers of young people, african-american, latino wouldn't matter. just like they're kind of doing now. they're trying to convince themselves, people love the ryan budget, so, of course, we're going to fight the president. people don't love the ryan budget. we voted against it. >> exactly. we've been saying that all hour. per perry, romney continues with the delusion. he now says the president won by handing out gifts. but, in fact, it was the gop that was given the gift of citizens united, a terrible economy, and even voter i.d. laws in no fewer than 13 states and they still lost. >> exac
hard to imagine romney himself believed these internal polls. >> apparently so. again, they had so deluded themselves about the reality of who this country is and what this country is about, again, it goes to they kept telling us we were just imagining the war on women and yet we were still talking about vaginal probes and legitimate rape. they truly convinced themselves, either that or it's abject malpractice on the part of their pollsters, they convinced themselves that those numbers of...
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of their votes to romney. among white people who welcome it, they're going 3 to 2 for president obama. there is an element of fear. there's absolutely an element of racism. but i think he's going to hold the line on the white vote. i don't think mitt romney is going to have -- be going away with 60%, 65% like he needs to 37. >> to your point, professor, do you think romney and ryan have encouraged what joan has just explained and explains in her piece today? >> absolutely right. i think the reality is this, that they have exacerbated racial tension. they have not spoken directly to it. to john mccain's credit four years ago when people tried to make barack obama appear to be un-american or really other than human, he stopped that. he spoke directly to it and said, no, this is not true. he was across the aisle. he's a deeply and firmly committed republican, and yet he said this is not what represents america at its best. i cannot say the same thing for governor ryan and -- governor romney and congressman ryan.
of their votes to romney. among white people who welcome it, they're going 3 to 2 for president obama. there is an element of fear. there's absolutely an element of racism. but i think he's going to hold the line on the white vote. i don't think mitt romney is going to have -- be going away with 60%, 65% like he needs to 37. >> to your point, professor, do you think romney and ryan have encouraged what joan has just explained and explains in her piece today? >> absolutely right. i...
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much is at stake with the latest battleground polls showing romney losing by 11 points to the president. with the first face-off looming on the horizon, romney finds himself saddled this monday with fresh doubts placed in his mind by the only two people he's ever proposed to, starting with paul ryan. >> first of all, 47% mitt acknowledges himself that was an inarticulate way of describing how we're worried in that stagnant obama economy more people are becoming dependent on economy. >> what could be better for the emotional stability of a presidential candidate than your running mate calling you inarticulate? never mind. paul ryan is the one key numbers guy. so let's hear him explain the tax policy. >> the cut in tax rates is lower -- all american tax rates -- >> how much does it cost? >> it's revenue neutral. >> it's not revenue neutral unless you take away the deductions. the first half, lowering the tax rates. does that cost $5 trillion? >> no, no. look, i won't get into a baseline argument with you. >> you haven't given me the math. >> well, i don't have the time -- it would take me
much is at stake with the latest battleground polls showing romney losing by 11 points to the president. with the first face-off looming on the horizon, romney finds himself saddled this monday with fresh doubts placed in his mind by the only two people he's ever proposed to, starting with paul ryan. >> first of all, 47% mitt acknowledges himself that was an inarticulate way of describing how we're worried in that stagnant obama economy more people are becoming dependent on economy....
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he failed again. >> krystal, how do you explain the new ap poll that suggests romney has been able to erase the gender gap among women. it has him tied with the president. >> and it has the president tied with romney among men, neither of which is an accurate reflection of where we actually are. this poll is an outlier. it's open for debate how wide the gender gap is, but the fact that one still exists i think is pretty apparent, and to joy's point about the political fallout, i think you're right. i think it does go to a question of character and leadership. we saw mitt romney fail in this area when sandra fluke was attacked by rush limbaugh and he was unable to condemn those attacks, but it serves as a reminder how extreme the republican party is on this issue. it reminds women of todd akin and the platform. it reminds them of their discomfort with mitt romney being the one that picks the next supreme court justice. so at this time in the campaign it could not be a worse moment for romney. >> joy, also reminds me that paul ryan, who is on the ticket, is a co-sponsor with todd akin o
he failed again. >> krystal, how do you explain the new ap poll that suggests romney has been able to erase the gender gap among women. it has him tied with the president. >> and it has the president tied with romney among men, neither of which is an accurate reflection of where we actually are. this poll is an outlier. it's open for debate how wide the gender gap is, but the fact that one still exists i think is pretty apparent, and to joy's point about the political fallout, i...